chairman

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtʃɛərmən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈtʃɛrmən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(chârmən)

Inflections of 'chairman' (n): npl: chairmen
Inflections of 'chairman' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
chairmans
v 3rd person singular
chairmanning
v pres p
chairmanned
v past
chairmanned
v past p

Collocations for "chairman"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "chairman" in context.

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chairman

Most examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. the [board, company, committee, party] chairman
  2. the chairman of the [board]
  3. was [appointed, named, elected] chairman
  4. the newly- [appointed] chairman
  5. the chairman [announced, executed, confirmed, signed]
  6. The chairman [called, led] the meeting.
  7. is a chairman at the [hospital, retirement home]
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